Camarasa

Camarasa
Municipality
Camarasa
Camarasa Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°52′34″N 0°52′41″E / 41.876°N 0.878°E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Lleida
Comarca	La Noguera
Government
• Mayor	Elisabet Lizaso Cantón (2015)[1]
Area[2]
• Total	157.1 km^2 (60.7 sq mi)
Elevation	321 m (1,053 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
• Total	911
• Density	5.8/km^2 (15/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Camarasí, Camarasina
Website	www.ccnoguera.cat/camarasa

Camarasa is a municipality in the comarca of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Segre and Noguera Pallaresa rivers. The Camarasa reservoir on the Noguera Pallaresa (113 hm³) and the Sant Llorenç de Montgai reservoir on the Segre are important hydroelectric power stations.

The C-147 road links the municipality with Balaguer and Tremp, and there are RENFE railway station in Sant Llorenç de Montgai and L'Ametlla de Montsec.

The municipality includes a small exclave to the north.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
2648	2773	2087	1233	1004	933

References

1. "Ajuntament de Camarasa". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Camarasa". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

• Official website (Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)